Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano speaks fondly of the days when his dad was a primary care doctor in independent practice, running his patients' lab tests and performing mammograms in his office to make sure they got done. "I think that era is going to be a memory in 10 years, and I don't think there's anything we can do to stop it at this point, unfortunately," the North Haven Republican said, noting that most young doctors prefer to work for larger physician groups or hospitals. But Fasano, like many lawmakers, has concerns about the way the state's health care landscape is changing. Fasano worries about what he sees as pressures on doctors to give up...

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Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano speaks fondly of the days when his dad was a primary care doctor in independent practice, running his patients' lab tests and performing mammograms in his office to make sure they got done.
"I think that era is...

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NORTH HAVEN — Len Fasano learned an important lesson from his football coach at Yale, the legendary Carm Cozza.
"When you leave the field, have no regrets,'' Fasano said. "If you leave the field with no regrets then, win or lose, you can live...